1804 in France explained

Events from the year 1804 in France

Incumbents

• French Consulate (until 18 May)^[1] then Napoleon I^[2]

Events

• 21 March  - The Napoleonic Code entered into force, forbidding privileges based on birth, allowing freedom of religion, and specifying that government jobs should go to the most qualified
• 14 May  - Napoleon Bonaparte was given the title of Emperor by the French Senate.
• 18 May  - First French Empire established.
• 2–3 October  - Raid on Boulogne
• November  - Constitutional referendum concerning the establishment of the French Empire
• 2 December  - Coronation of Napoleon I

Births

• 3 October  - Allan Kardec, writer (died 1869)
• 19 October  - Francisque Joseph Duret, sculptor (died 1865)^[3]
• 24 December  - Édouard Chassaignac, surgeon (died 1879)

Deaths

• 28 February  - Marie Louise Marcadet, opera singer and actress (born 1758 in Sweden)
• 20 September  - Pierre Méchain, astronomer (born 1744)
• 2 October  - Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot, inventor (born 1725)
• 15 October  - Antoine Baumé, chemist (born 1728)
• 2 November  - Armand-Gaston Camus, revolutionist (born 1740)
• 1 December  - Philippe le Bon, engineer (born 1767)

Notes and References

1. Book: Menzies . Sutherland . History of France for junior classes . 1875 . William Collins, Sons . 280 . en.
2. Web site: Consulate French history Britannica . www.britannica.com . 25 June 2022 . en.
3. Encyclopedia: Duret, Francisque. 540. Salmonsens Konversationsleksikon. 6. 1917. 2. Blangstrup, Chr.. Christian Blangstrup. J.H. Schultz Forlagsboghandel. Copenhagen. da. 2014-11-23.